Books
Aspects' prides itself on having Perth's best selection of gardening books, from Australian native flora through to garden design and propagation. Our selection also includes a wide range of books on travel, art and design, natural and cultural history, cooking, and Australian and children’s literature.
The Flora of the Wongan Hills Area
The information contained in this publication centers on the bushlands and lateritic hills within...
The information contained in this publication centers on the bushlands and lateritic hills within a 12 km radius of the town of Wongan Hills. The Native Flora section orders 693 plants by genus in alphabetical order (including four ferns). Photographed introduced plant species (39) are followed by information on mosses, liverworts and allies, fungi and lichens, and fauna that has been recorded for and observed in the reserves and bushlands, based on available information sources.
$60.00
An enthralling look at our relationship with fungi, from an author who has spent more than forty ...
An enthralling look at our relationship with fungi, from an author who has spent more than forty years studying them on five continents. Fungi are essential to all life on Earth and yet fungal diseases and toxins lead to over one million deaths each year. How can we strike a better balance with our microbial cousins? These remarkable microbes enrich our lives- from releasing the carbon in plants, to producing life-changing medicine, to adding umami flavour and B vitamins to our food. But not ...
$32.95
Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanin...
by George Alex Sharr FA Ever wondered what those "foreign" plant names mean? In this book, all th...
by George Alex Sharr FA Ever wondered what those "foreign" plant names mean? In this book, all the known wildflowers and weeds int the state - 12,800 of them - are explained by renowned Western Australian botanist and Latin scholar Alex George. They refer to plant shapes and sizes, places, people, perfume and much more. Wonders no longer!
$48.00
Bobtails FriendBy Rhonda Collard- Spratt, Jacki Ferro, Rhonda Collard-Spratt (Illustrator) Balhar...
Bobtails FriendBy Rhonda Collard- Spratt, Jacki Ferro, Rhonda Collard-Spratt (Illustrator) Balharda the bobtail felt pretty in her necklace of wildflowers. But the Bidi-bidi butterflies laughed and said she was ugly. Who will be bobtail’s friend? In this Aboriginal Dreaming story, follow Balharda downriver from the desert to the sea and learn how words can hurt or heal, and how making friends can open up whole new worlds. Bobtail’s Friend is Book 2 in the Spirit of the Dreaming series. Yamatj...
$29.95
Based on a traditional story from the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji First Nations people of Cairns, it ...
Based on a traditional story from the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji First Nations people of Cairns, it has been told by many generations.Gurril could not understand why everyone was afraid of a snake, even if it was Gudju-gudju, the rainbow serpent! But he was soon to discover just how powerful Gudju-gudju really was and why it is not a good idea to torment the rainbow serpent.Gurril, Storm Bird is a Gimuy Walubara (pronounced ghee-moy-wah-la-burra) Yidinji traditional story that helps to explain t...
$27.95
Orchids of SW Australia 4th Ed
Orchids of South West Australia 4th EdBy Noel Hoffman, Andrew Brown and Justin Brown This is a de...
Orchids of South West Australia 4th EdBy Noel Hoffman, Andrew Brown and Justin Brown This is a definitive work describing 438 orchids found in the south-west of Western Australia. The principle purpose of this book is to provide an accurate and easy means of identifying the native orchids of this region. This fourth edition has an extended key to the genera and includes some 70 new species, a glossary, bibliography and indexes to the scientific and common names. There is an excellent descript...
$70.00
How to Drink Australian: An Essential Modern Wi...
How to Drink Australian An Essential Modern Wine Book By: Jane Lopes, Jonathan Ross, Martin von W...
How to Drink Australian An Essential Modern Wine Book By: Jane Lopes, Jonathan Ross, Martin von Wyss (Contribution by), Kavita Faiella (As told to), Mike Bennie (As told to) There is no shortage of options when looking for a bottle of wine to drink. We think you should choose Australian. This book will help you do that, exploring the why, the how and the where of the most exciting wine producing country in the world today. The landscape of Australian wine is cracking with new energy and histo...
$79.95
Look & Do: Snugglepot and Cuddlepie First Actions
Learn baby's first actions with May Gibbs' Bush Babies and their friends!
Learn baby's first actions with May Gibbs' Bush Babies and their friends!
$14.95
Whats That? Australian Insects
What's That? Australian Insects features Myke Mollard's vibrant cinematic drawings of Australian ...
What's That? Australian Insects features Myke Mollard's vibrant cinematic drawings of Australian insects. And it's jampacked with fascinating facts! From risky red fire ants to wild wasps, buzzy bees, breathtaking butterflies, misunderstood moths, singing cicadas, creepy cockroaches, dazzling dragonflies and powerful praying mantises — children will discover why wild nature is our most precious resource. Other books in the series include Birds, Mammals, Frogs, Spiders and Reptiles.
$24.95
Wildflower Country, 2nd Edition
Wildflower Country Discovering Biodiversity in Australia's SouthwestWritten by Kaisa Breeden and ...
Wildflower Country Discovering Biodiversity in Australia's SouthwestWritten by Kaisa Breeden and Stanley Breeden There are few other places on earth where flowers are so all pervasive, so varied and as sumptuous as in south-west Western Australia. It is one of 39 special places in the world, named International Biodiversity Hotspots, where there have been explosions of evolution – veritable cauldrons of species making. Award-winning photographers Stanley and Kaisa Breeden journey into this u...
$49.95
Pocket Guide - Mushrooms & Other Fungi
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of South West Western AustraliaBy Sapphire McMullan-Fisher and Katrina ...
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of South West Western AustraliaBy Sapphire McMullan-Fisher and Katrina Syme Contains 91 common mushrooms and other fungi from South West WA with images from the region: Kalbarri to Ravensthorpe, including Perth and the south west Capes. Shower proof and light so you can take it out in the field.
$11.95
Fresh, funny and highly original, Tangki Tjuta Donkeys is an endearing dual language story about ...
Fresh, funny and highly original, Tangki Tjuta Donkeys is an endearing dual language story about how donkeys came to be a rich part of life for one Aboriginal community. Told in Pitjantjatjara and English.Long, long ago, we didn't have donkeys. We didn't have a lot of the things we have today. We didn't know donkeys existed.Our people used to walk with their camels and donkeys from Areyonga to Ernabella. They brought their donkeys here, and left them.Donkeys are malpa wiru, valuable friends a...
$24.95